Wexford (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Pre-1801 Irish constituency
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Wexford was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801.
| Wexford | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Wexford |
| –1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Wexford (UKHC) |
Members of Parliament
- 1376:[1] James Freynsshe and Laurence Broun were elected to come to England to consult with the king and council about the government of Ireland and about an aid for the king.
- 1560 John Hassane and Richard Talbot[2]
- 1585 Patrick Furlong and Patrick Talbot[2]
- 1613–1615 John Turner and Robert Talbot[2]
- 1634–1635 Patrick Talbot and Richard Cheevers (Cheevers died and replaced by John Furlong)[2]
- 1639–1643 Patrick French (expelled) and John Talbot (expelled)(replaced 1646 by William Sacheverall)[2]
- 1661–1666 Martin Noel and Thomas Hart[2]
1689–1801
| Election | First MP | Second MP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 | William Talbot | Francis Rooth | ||||
| 1692 | John Fenn | John Pulteney | ||||
| 1695 | John Harvey | Daniel Wybrants | ||||
| 1703 | James Stopford | Cadwallader Edwards | ||||
| 1713 | Richard Saunders | Thomas Meredyth | Tory | |||
| 1713 | Edward Jones | Cadwallader Edwards | ||||
| 1727 | Henry Hatton | |||||
| 1735 | Thomas Le Hunte | |||||
| 1735 | Thomas Cuffe | |||||
| 1743 | Robert Doyne | |||||
| 1761 | Arthur Jones-Nevill | |||||
| 1768 | Richard Le Hunt | |||||
| 1771 | Richard Nevill | |||||
| 1783 | Charles Tottenham Loftus | |||||
| 1785 | Francis Leigh | |||||
| 1798 | James Boyd | |||||
| 1800 | Francis Leigh | |||||
| 1801 | Succeeded by Westminster constituency Wexford Borough | |||||